Olga Nunes is a Canadian-born performer, pianist, singer and composer based in San Francisco, California.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Olga Nunes |
| Born | January 1st Montreal, Canada |
| Genres | Piano rock, alternative rock, art pop, art rock, baroque pop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Website | www |
Music career
editOlga began writing songs in 2005, after being taught the basics of piano by a Buddhist monk, and began playing with her band in Los Angeles soon after.[1]
Her first video of her single "A Dream Of Gardens" was released in 2007, with lyrics by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman also credits Nunes in his crowd-sourcing success.[2]
Nunes also collaborated with Amanda Palmer, designing and curating the “'Who Killed Amanda Palmer “alternate reality game .[3]
In 2009, Olga recorded the xkcd song "Boomdeyada", which she later directed and co-produced as a video with Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, and Cory Doctorow,.[4]
In 2010 Olga launched a project for the forthcoming album LAMP, a series of songs with a fictional story woven around them, told in videos and art installations.[5]
Olga Nunes, then developed a feature-length a documentary; Temple of Art (with Allan Amato). The documentary profiles Grant Morrison, Bill Sienkiewicz, Brian Thies, Barron Storey, Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman, David W. Mack, Dave McKean and others,[6] each sharing their stories of their creations, influences and philosophies.[7]
Personal life
editOlga was born in Montreal, Canada, to Spanish and Brazilian parents. Raised in Florida as a teenager, her first experience with music took the form of musical theatre.
Olga is currently living in San Francisco.
Discography
editSolo
edit- Lamp (2013)
- Maps For The Open Road (2009) with Lyrics by Neil Gaiman
- Last Call (2007)
Soundtracks
edit- 2014 - The Fallow (film) - composer, additional music
Film
edit- Temple of Art (2020) co-creator (with Allan Amato)
Nunes has also released more than a dozen singles and 20 B-sides, and has contributed original material to independent film soundtracks.
References
edit- ^ "Olga Nunes Twintterview". the vt blog. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ "Neil Gaiman's The Moon over the Corn Field". Neil Gaiman.
- ^ "Thachr = sara thacher » Olga Nunes on Making Transmedia Music". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ "Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton Reenact 'XKCD' Strip". Comics alliance. 2010-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ "Semi-fictional love stories and music project". boing boing. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ^ Graeme McMillan (7 July 2014). "Comic-Con 2014: 10 Must-See Comic Panels". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
Saturday also sees ... a non-comics panel worth noting: ... Temple of Art brings together a whole host of amazing talent including Dave McKean, Bill Sienkiewicz, Grant Morrison, Kent Williams and many more to discuss an ongoing cross-media project. ..., given the pedigree of those involved, just may be the most interesting panel of the entire show.
- ^ "Temple Of Art: The SDCC Panel You Didn't Know You Didn't Want To Miss". Bleeding Cool. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
External links
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Media related to Olga Nunes at Wikimedia Commons